Tim Hudson vs. Jim Walsh — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Walsh
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Walsh as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Walsh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 0.750 compared to 3.49 and 1.266 for Tim Hudson. By the career numbers, Jim Walsh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Walsh

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.38
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
3.49
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.71
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
2.64
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.36
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
38.25
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.96
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Walsh

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
1.39
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9380
27
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3126.2
9
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.74
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Jim Walsh

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
413.24
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
600
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
518.03
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
82.82
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.54
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
35.49
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
61.69
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
190
160.56
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Jim Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA